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Retail Asia16/06/2022

India will be holding a 5G spectrum auction by the end of July, with frequencies set aside for private mobile networks. This was announced by the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 72 GHz of spectrum will be auctioned for a 20-year tenure across frequency bands including 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, […]

Retail Asia11/06/2019

The mega-merger between Indian operator Bharti Airtel’s infrastructure company Bharti Infratel and independent tower company Indus Towers is reportedly now expected to close in June. The planned merger, which has been in the making for around a year, is at an advanced stage of completion, according to the prospective parent companies of the merged company […]

Retail Asia24/05/2019

India’s Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has granted Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices on the 83 billion rupees ($1.19 billion) demand from the Department of Telecom as a condition of approving the merger between the two companies. The tribunal has directed Indian authorities to clear the merger subject to a stay on around […]

Retail Asia22/05/2019

India’s Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Group are reportedly in talks to sell more than half of their respective stakes in the tower company that will be created through the merger of Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers. Bharti Infratel is Bharti Airtel’s tower division, while Indus Towers is an independently managed tower company jointly owned by […]

Retail Asia02/05/2019

The fiber network unit Reliance Jio Infocomm is reportedly planning to raise around 270 billion rupees ($3.89 billion) in syndicated loans to help expand the newly created infrastructure business. Jio Digital Fiber plans to use the proceeds to expand its business and allow it to serve external customers from the telecom, ISP, power and other sectors. Reliance […]

Retail Asia19/03/2019

India’s Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices may need to pay nearly 150 billion rupees ($2.15 billion) in spectrum charges to the government to clinch approval for their planned merger. The Department of Telecom is preparing to issue the demand as a condition for granting approval for the merger, unnamed DoT officials told. The expected bills will […]

Retail Asia14/03/2019

Singtel Group has revealed plans to subscribe to Bharti Airtel’s 250 billion rupee ($3.57 billion) right issue, taking up its full entitlement for its direct stake of 15%. Airtel will take up 170 million new shares at an issue price of 220 rupees per share for a total of 37.5 billion rupees ($535.7 million). Airtel […]

Retail Asia18/10/2016

India’s Bharti Airtel has launched a new VDSL vectoring service the company has branded V-Fiber, capable of delivering speeds of up to 100Mbps. The company’s new service has been launched in Chennai, and is being rolled out across Airtel’s national broadband network – which spans 87 cities. Airtel will offer the service to its existing […]

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India Approves 5G Spectrum Auction, Includes Bandwidth for Private Networks

Bharti Infratel-Indus Towers merger due to close in June

Airtel granted partial stay on $1.2b spectrum charge demand

Airtel, Vodafone may sell stakes in merged tower company

Jio raising $3.89b for tower unit spinoff:

Airtel, TTSL could be hit with $2.15b bill over merger

Singtel to invest a further $536m in Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel launches VDSL vectoring